Psalms 124 (YLT)

Chapter Text

124:1 A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save <FI>for<Fi> Jehovah--who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

124:2 Save <FI>for<Fi> Jehovah--who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

124:3 Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us,

124:4 Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

124:5 Then passed over our soul had the proud waters.

124:6 Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah who hath not given us, A prey to their teeth.

124:7 Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

124:8 Our help <FI>is<Fi> in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "song", "ascents", "david", "save", "jehovah--who", "hath", "been", and "pray". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "song" and "ascents", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "song" and "ascents" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "song" and "ascents" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.